Smartanswersonline.com - What is it?

Smartanswersonline dot com is a domain associated with a search engine and search service that generate results filled with sponsored links and ads that you probably do not want to see.

Smartanswersonline dot com is part of the Ask Media Group, which also operates the Ask dot com website and that may lead you to think the search engine at Smartanswersonline dot com is also a good fit for your needs.

However, if you try using Smartanswersonline dot com without an ad blocker, you will see that the results page differs wildly from a search for the same term using Google.

First of all, you will likely discover that the entire first visible screen of results is 100% sponsored ad results that may or may not be very relevant to your search term. We tested the engine searching for "Steam" and using Google, the first match you see is the most logical - Valve Corporation's Steam platform home page, followed by the official Steam Twitter account, Steam's support page and the Wikipedia page for Steam.

Searching for "Steam" using Smartanswersonline dot com, you will not find a single one of those top results on the first page at all, even if you scroll down. Instead, you will get half a dozen sponsored matches for games that are not even on the Steam platform, followed by a section called "RESULTS FROM THE ASK MEDIA GROUP NETWORK", which includes dictionary definitions of the word "steam" as well as advice on how to iron your clothes using "steam".

In addition to this, the page at Smartanswersonline dot com will ask for permission to use push notification functionality. This is commonly used by similar sites to inject even more sponsored ad content into your browser, usually in the form of ad pop-ups.